Dog Fish | Huss Fish | Rock Salmon | Buy Dog Fish Steak Online Dogfish A member of the shark family, also known as huss and once upon a time as 'rock salmon' with firm and tasty flesh. Dogfish is virtually free of small bones. We offer it in two forms: as a flat-ish fillet with the central cartilaginous bone (and the small ones too) removed, or in its "log" shape, as an on-the-bone steak. URGENT? ORDER BY 1PM Eating dogfish - Page 3 - Main Forum - SurfTalk Eating dogfish Please log in to reply 110 replies to this topic LocationThe Land of Fruits and Nuts Posted June 26 2007 - 12:38 PM I've heard that they can be eaten and I've also heard they can't sice they urinate through their skin. All sharks urinate through their skin, and tell me that Mako or Thresher ain't realllly good. but, I can say, i have never eaten a doggie. Be the chimp, not the frog.....

Posted June 26 2007 - 12:50 PM Rock Salmon. lol Yep, if you see that on the menu in a British fisn n chips place it's dogfish. Joined: Mar-18 2006 Posted June 26 2007 - 6:03 PM Is it true dogfish are related to the shark family and urinate thru thier skin ? I was told they must be gutted while still alive or they will foul themselves dieing .. Just the meat will be sweet if done correctly .. ?? Yea, that is the exact mythology about them, but I am not sure it is true. Joined: Dec-16 1999 Posted June 26 2007 - 6:09 PM Yorkshire Boy, I don't think we get your thornyback rays over here. No tope, either. There are others, though, and as far as I know, all the skates and rays are edible. The flesh is on the wings - no reason to annoy yourself trying to get anything out of the body. Fillet one big enough, you get thin slabs of delicate fish.

Skate wings used to be a source for fake scallops, but there's no reason to waste the wing that way. They're the only fish that's said to benefit from a day in the fridge. Skate wings in black butter is supposed to be classic and no doubt Markysharky (we do have a cooking forum here, guys) can tell anyone who asks all they want to know. Spiny dogfish are the same on both sides of the Atlantic. They're fine. The faster they're cleaned, the better. Cut into chunks and sit in milk or lemon & water, according to what you're going to do with them. Breaded & deepfried is nice (I think that one's the milk-bath routine.) They don't much bother plug casters or fly anglers and I haven't prepared one for table in about thirty years, but I'd do so again without hesitation. Joined: Jun-11 2002 Posted June 26 2007 - 8:18 PM ...I've heard that they can be eaten and I've also heard they can't sice they urinate through their skin.

A lot of fish exchange fluids with the surrounding seawater, not just sharks. They just have more urea in their blood, so it stinks more if you don't bleed them or don't ice them. Regardless, all of the waste products that are in their blood was once in the muscle cells of fish, that is why you should bleed any fish you will eat. Your blood is how your urine gets to your kidneys, too. Joined: May-02 2004 Posted June 27 2007 - 6:28 AM i was doing a search on cusk and found this site. what do they mean by *if handled properly*? this is from the university of delaware sea grant program. SPINY DOGFISH Squalus acanthias The spiny dogfish is a small, slender shark with a flattened head and a snout that tapers to a blunt tip. Like the smooth dogfish, its mouth is full of low, flat, grinding teeth, but it also possesses an extra set of teeth that are small, yet very sharp.

Although spiny dogfish and smooth dogfish are around the same size on the average (about 3 feet long, 7-10 pounds), the spiny dogfish has two distinguishing features: rows of small white dots run along its slate-gray sides, and a sharp spine is found in front of each of its two dorsal fins. The spines of the spiny dogfish are formed from material much like that of our teeth. Growth zones marked on the spines enable us to determine the age of the shark. Surprisingly, some have been found that are 25-30 years old! The spiny dogfish uses its spines defensively when it curls around in a bow to strike an enemy. It is very probable that the spines are slightly poisonous. Spiny dogfish are not seen very often in winter because they spend most of their time in the deeper waters offshore. However, anyone who has ever fished for cod in the Mid-Atlantic region is well aware of the spiny dogfish -- it seems to take any bait offered. Yet because it has no great value on the local market, commercial fishermen consider the spiny dogfish a pest.

Recreational anglers shun it, too, because it is not very active and puts up little resistance when hooked. Fishermen have long accused dogfish schools, which sometimes number in the thousands, of intruding on populations of valuable food fishes, such as salmon, haddock, cod, and mackerel. However, food-habit studies have shown that the spiny dogfish feeds mostly on herring and herring-like fish, "trash fish", squid, shrimp, crabs, and comb jellyfish. From a practical aspect, the spiny dogfish is important because it is probably more destructive to gear and interferes more with fishing operations than any other fish. CULINARY DESCRIPTION To help improve the spiny dogfish's acceptance with consumers, the FDA approved a new marketing name for the fish -- "Cape Shark". Whatever the name, this fish, when handled properly, is delicious. The fillets are bone-free, firm, and white, with a flaky texture and mild flavor. The spiny dogfish is truly a culinary delight. It has a slightly higher fat content than most sharks, which is concentrated in the belly flaps. The little extra fat helps keep the flesh moist when cooked.

You may cook this shark by just about any technique -- grilling, baking, broiling, microwaving, poaching, or stir-frying. The meat may be filleted off the center piece of cartilage (there are no bones), or cut into chunks. Once cooked, the cartilage lifts right out. My all-time favorite recipe for this shark is Orange-Broiled Shark Steaks. ORANGE-BROILED SHARK STEAKS1 pound fresh/frozen shark steaks1 tablespoon soy sauce1/2 cup orange juice1 tablespoon lemon juice2 tablespoons catsup1/4 teaspoon pepper2 tablespoons salad oil1 tablespoon sesame seed, toastedThaw fish if frozen. Combine orange juice, catsup, salad oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, and pepper. Reserve 1/4 cup for basting. Pour rest of mixture over steaks in shallow dish. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Drain fish; discard marinade. Place steaks in a greased, shallow baking dish and broil, 4 inches from heat, until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Allow 5 minutes for each half-inch of thickness. Baste occasionally with marinade.

If steaks are more than an inch thick, turn fish over when half done. Brush with marinade; sprinkle with sesame seed. Serve with rice and stir-fry vegetables.Preparation Time: 20 minutes. Allow 2 hours for marinating. Makes 4 servings. Joined: Sep-21 2005 Posted June 27 2007 - 9:09 AM Being a Brit I can say I have eaten dogfish on a number of occasions. It has always been on the menu in Fish 'n Chip shops or in wet fish shops as Rock Eel, Rock Salmon or Huss ever since I can remember. No bones just one piece of cartiledge as a backbone. I prefer it to cod, delicious battered and deep fried. Caught myself I bleed out both dogfish and skate (usually thornback rays or roker) as soon as they are caught, clean, skin 'n fillet the dogs and wing the skate. Easy to skin them with a pair of pincers. Cook or freeze straight away. If they smell of ammonia then they are probably not worth eating although I did hear once of a way of getting rid of that and the reason for it which I promptly forgot!

BTW there is a small pocket of flesh behind the eye of just about any ray or skate called "skates eyeballs". Quite delicious. Common Skate, the big ones, are not worth eating and probably all ended up as crab bait! Cod? Don't make me laugh, just about all fished out along with everything else. Regards Dogfish Dogfish - Smallspotted Catshark found around the UK: by Len Nevell The most common and well known British shark is the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), it is actually a member of the Catshark family (Family Scyliorhinadae), along with the Bullhuss or Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) and the Blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus). The dogfish lives and feeds on the seabed, in the shallow coastal waters, like most catsharks it's nocturnal sleeping on the sandy seabed during the day and feeds mainly at night on a mixed diet of crustaceans and polychaete worms, plus young small round fish of the cod, bass etc.

plus flatfish young that stay in shallow waters for protection and food until their big enough to move to deeper waters. They also scavenge and the odd squid or cuttlefish (cephalapod) is also taken. The dogfish numbers are massive due to it's prolific breeding behaviour:- being oviparous and laying young in egg cases. Two eggs are laid every 5/6 days during the breeding season between November and July and after 5-11 months(according to water temperature) the young hatch at 10cm (3.5 inches) long and able to feed straight away on dead or small prey items. Growing to 60-100 cm (2-3 feet) long. In most southern areas as far east as Dover and western areas as far north as Scotland the dogfish is a pest and a prize to sea anglers, the young sharks eagerly take the bait during the day, but mainly at night time. During some angling matches the sharks are given a single point each because so many are caught, or top weight marks if few other species of fish are caught. The dogfish is caught nearly all year round mainly from the beach and also from boats.

My angling records show the dogfish is more commonly caught in the Atlantic coastal areas than in the North Sea. This may be due to the warmer waters, or plenty of food from the very large number of Atlantic species of small and big fish that lay their eggs in the shallow waters during the spring and summer off the south and west coast of Britain and Ireland. The vast numbers of young fry will move into the shallow waters to feed and rough coastal terrain that would protect them, but not from the dogfish and it's larger cousin the Bullhuss (larger spotted dogfish which is restricted to certain .south western rocky areas of the UK). When large enough most fish can easily return to deeper waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Commercially the dogfish is important for meat (Rock salmon), fishmeal and oil. Does not seem to be fished for in large numbers, or if so only in certain areas which does not seem to affect it's over all numbers, which seems to protects the species. Anecdotal information from the time I kept dogfish and bullhuss in my large 3500 litre salt-water pond in my cellar at home in London for long periods until they were released.

Long periods of resting on the bottom was noticed during the day and took a fair bit of effort to wake them and only moving when food was introduced to the water. Would take food gently from my hand and my children's hand but only under supervision. Dogfish and bullhuss would swim around together and rest beside each other quite often. The dogfish would take large pieces of squid in it's mouth and not being able to swallow it all, would rest until it had eaten it all. I've had no luck in rearing young dogfish from the egg case, but another society member Jim Hall has raised many young dogfish due to the available fresh sea water near his home in south Wales. I have found that fresh sea water is more preferable to powdered salt water for the young of most species. Angling Reports showing Winter areas for catching Dogfish. Early December produces plenty of Dogfish from:- Scotland at Colvend, Balcary and Wigtownshire. Llandudno in N.Wales, S.Wales, Minehead in Someraset, Dover and Deal in Kent. Cornwall and Bexington in Dorset, plus Sussex. Mid-December shows plenty of dogfish from:- S.W.

Scotland around Kirkcudbright, Borgue and Drummore. N. Wales from Trearddur bay, W. Wales Strumble Head, also Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Hampshire at Selsey. Late December Many locations last year the dogfish were caught in large numbers by anglers :- Bexington beach in Dorset one angler caught 21 dogfish during a night fishing session just after Christmas. Large number of dogfish have been caught in many locations off the West and North coast of Wales. Plenty of dogfish around S.W.Scotland, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Devon, Dover, January 2001 shows plenty of dogfish from:- S.W. Scotland, N.Wales and W. Wales. Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and Kent. Spiny dogfish S Spiny dogfish The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes.

While these common names may apply to several species , Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having two spines (one anterior to each dorsal fin ) and lacks an anal fin. It is found mostly in shallow waters and further offshore in most parts of the world, especially in temperate waters. Morphology and behavior The spiny dogfish has dorsal spines, no anal fin, and white spots along its back. The caudal fin has asymmetrical lobes, forming a heterocercal tail. The species name acanthias refers to the shark's two spines. These are used defensively. If captured, the shark can arch its back to pierce its captor. Glands at the base of the spines secrete a mild poison. Males mature at around 11 years of age, growing to 80-100 cm (2.66 to 3.25 ft) in length; females mature in 18–21 years and are slightly larger than males, reaching 98.5-159 cm (3.25 to 5.25 ft). Both sexes are greyish brown in color and are countershaded.

Males are identified by a pair of pelvic fins modified as sperm-transfer organs, or "claspers". The male inserts one clasper into the female cloaca during copulation. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, which was before called ovoviviparity. Fertilization is internal. The male inserts one clasper into the female oviduct orifice and injects sperm along a groove on the clasper's dorsal section. Immediately following fertilization, the eggs are surrounded by thin shells called "candles" with one candle usually surrounding several eggs. Mating takes place in the winter months with gestation lasting 22–24 months (the longest of any vertebrate). Litters range between 2 and 11 but average 6 or 7. Commercial use Spiny dogfish are fished for food in Europe , the United States , Canada , New Zealand and Chile . The meat is primarily consumed in England , France , the Benelux countries and Germany . The fins and tails are processed into fin needles and are used in less expensive versions of shark fin soup in Chinese cuisine.

In England it is sold in fish and chip shops as "rock salmon", in France it is sold as "small salmon" (saumonette) and in Belgium and Germany it is sold as "sea eel" (zeepaling and Seeaal, respectively). It is also used as fertilizer, liver oil, and pet food, and, because of its availability and manageable size, as a popular vertebrate dissection specimen, in both high schools and universities. Conservation Status & Management Once the most abundant shark species in the world, populations of Squalus acanthias have declined significantly. They are classified in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as Vulnerable globally and Critically Endangered in the Northeast Atlantic, meaning stocks around Europe have decreased by at least 95%. This is a direct result of overfishing to supply northern Europe's taste for Rock Salmon, Saumonette or Zeepaling. Despite these alarming figures, very few management or conservation measures are in place for Squalus acanthias. In EU waters, a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) has been in place since 1999, but until 2007 it only applied to ICES Areas IIa and IV.

It was also set well above the actual weight of fish being caught until 2005, rendering it meaningless. Currently (2009), the TAC stands at 316t for ICES Areas IIa & IV, 104t for ICES Area IIIa and 1,002t for ICES Areas I, V - VIII, XII & XIV. In addition, a maximum landing size of 100cm has been imposed in order to protect the most valuable mature females. The European Commission has stated that the TAC for 2010 will be set at 0t, ending targeted fishing for the species in EU waters. It remains to be seen if populations will be able to recover. In the recent past the European market for spiny dogfish has increased dramatically, which led to the overfishing and decline of the species. This drastic increase led to the creation and implementation of many fishery management policies placing restrictions on the fishing of spiny dogfish. However, since the species is a late maturing fish, it takes a while to rebuild the population.

(Wikipedia) No more shark in UK fish and chips - Telegraph Earth News No more shark in UK fish and chips Spiny dogfish, a fish and chip shop staple sold in Britain for decades, is to disappear from our dinner plates amid concern the rare species of shark is dying out. By Louise Gray 7:00AM GMT 12 Mar 2010 Despite restrictions on taking the species from European waters, the spiny dogfish is still imported into the UK and other EU countries. Most of the meat in Britain ends up in fish and chips without consumers knowing what they are eating. But a meeting of 175 countries next week is expected to crack down on trading of the shark meat meaning it will no longer be appearing in the nation's favourite dish. Spiny dogfish is one of eight species of shark to be considered at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Quatar later this week Other species are porbeagle shark – that is found off Cornwall – oceanic whitetip, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, dusky and sandbar sharks.

Members will vote on whether to upgrade protection of the sharks to an Appendix II under the convention, meaning it is only possible to trade in the species if the country of export can prove the shark is coming from a sustainable population. Related Articles Huss - Dogfish, Rock, Rock Salmon Information and recipes General Information about Huss plus Huss recipes Scroll Down for Huss Recipes See also:- All Fish & Seafood Recipes | Types of Fish | Cuts of Fish | General Fish Prep & Cooking Times Huss, also called Dogfish, is a type of shark belonging to the family Scyliorhinus (Catshark family). It is a seawater (marine) fish found in the north-east Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. Classed as a "white" fish they have a well flavoured firm pinkish flesh, which may be partly due to their diet which includes crustaceans. In the UK they are also known as Rock Salmon, a name thought up by marketeers to make them more acceptable to consumers, and are one of the popular fish sold in Fish & Chip shops. Suitable substitutes for huss: any firm white fish.

Serving allowance per person: Allow 125g-175g/5-6oz of huss per person for a main course Spiny Dogfish | Puget Sound Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Food Fish The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. While these common names may apply to several species, Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having two spines (one anterior to each dorsal fin) and lacks an anal fin. It is found mostly in shallow waters and further offshore in most parts of the world, especially in temperate waters. Once the most abundant shark species in the world, populations of Squalus acanthias have declined significantly. They are classified in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as Vulnerable globally and Critically Endangered in the Northeast Atlantic, meaning stocks around Europe have decreased by at least 95%. This is a direct result of overfishing to supply northern Europe's taste for Rock Salmon, Saumonette or Zeepaling.

Despite these alarming figures, very few management or conservation measures are in place for Squalus acanthias. Fish of the Puget Sound (Scientific Name (S-Z) Your fish and chips could actually be SHARK | Daily Mail Online comments For many of us, a trip to the seaside this summer will hold one very particular highlight — good old-fashioned fish and chips. Sat on the seafront, thousands will tuck into a piece of fish in crispy batter, served with chips smothered in salt and vinegar. Yet news last week suggests not all of us will actually be eating cod or haddock. Many of us will, in fact, be eating shark. There are fears many restaurateurs are unaware they could be selling shark disguised as popular fish dishes having bought produce which has been labelled misleadingly (file picture) For after the gruesome discovery of scores of rotting shark remains on the Isle of Wight earlier this month, there are fears those bits of battered fish are not quite what they seem. The dumping of the heads and fins of up to 60 smooth-hound sharks may have shocked the public — but it did not surprise experts, who have long known that we are unwittingly eating shark meat that is being passed off as more popular fish.

‘It’s been going on for years,’ says Richard Peirce, shark conservationist and chairman of the Shark Trust. ‘There was a huge public outcry recently when horse meat was sold as beef and this is similar to that, yet nothing has ever been done about it.’ RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Indeed, it is perhaps because this marketing chicanery has been going on unchallenged for so long that nobody feels the need to do anything about it — not even the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Yet a Daily Mail investigation has discovered that it is not only fish and chip lovers who are unaware that they are eating shark — so too are the restaurateurs selling it. For it seems that the popular fish known as rock salmon — which most people understandably believe to be a type of salmon — has us fooled. Despite being sold around the country, the fish — also called huss or flake — are, in fact, small sharks, most commonly those known as mud sharks or spiny dogfish. The same goes for other portions misleadingly labelled rock, dogfish, rigg or rock eel — all are sharks, just like the ones whose unwanted heads and fins were dumped on the Isle of Wight.

Sharks are fish, but most customers at a fish and chip shop wouldn’t imagine for a second that they’d be served it. The heads and fins of up to 60 smooth-hound sharks were found dumped on the Isle of Wight earlier this month ‘The name rock salmon was obviously made up to make the dish sound more appetising,’ says Andrew Cook, treasurer of the National Federation Of Fish Fryers — who admits the mislabelling has been happening for so long they don’t know when it started. ‘We don’t know when or where the name originated — fish and chips have been on sale for 160 years, and rock salmon has been sold for much of that time. I don’t think it’s a question of misleading people. It’s always been called that — rock salmon sounds better than spiny dogfish.’ Yet so popular is the squalus acanthias (to give the shark its proper name) among diners that earlier this year scientists discovered it had been fished almost to extinction. The dwindling spiny dogfish is now protected under EU fishing regulations to stop it being caught and sold with chips, but it is legal to sell it in the UK provided it has been caught outside the EU and imported.

But many other shark varieties, including the common and starry smooth-hound, small spotted and black mouth catshark and nursehound — all perfectly harmless and quite beautiful — are not protected by EU fishing regulations and are still being caught — usually by trawling using enormous nets — sold, and eaten, as rock salmon. Huss, dogfish, rock eel, rigg, flake and rock salmon are all common names for certain species of shark. These names are accepted for commercial use. Defra Indeed, so much enjoyed is shark — or, rather, rock salmon — there is concern that these other varieties will be eaten into extinction, as there are no legal limits on how many of them can be caught. ‘The labelling is misleading to say the least,’ says Richard Peirce. ‘The Trades Descriptions Act says that you can’t pass off one product as something else. If you sell something as rock salmon, the consumer is likely to assume it has something to do with salmon — not shark. ‘We don’t object to people eating shark if it is properly labelled and fished in a sustainable way, but because many of these species don’t enjoy protection, their numbers could dwindle without anyone noticing.

The spiny dogfish was found to be dangerously depleted before catch limits were placed on it in the nick of time.’ Even more than shark welfare, what will most concern people tucking into seaside dinners this summer is the realisation that they’re being conned. When we asked fish and chip eaters whether they knew what they were really consuming the answer was a resounding no. ‘I’m really shocked,’ said Debbie Solomon, 49, an office manager from Bromley, South-East London, while strolling along the Southend seafront. ‘I often go for rock salmon and I had no idea it could actually be shark. I wouldn’t ever eat shark fin soup so I feel really cheated eating this. They are using the naivety of Joe Public to trick people — I think it’s immoral. They know that if they were honest customers wouldn’t eat it.’ Maria Shallis, 49, from Southend, who had just bought her lunch from Marriott’s Fish Restaurant, was equally disturbed: ‘For all I know shark could be very tasty but I would want to know that is what I am eating — it sounds very misleading.

It seems it is not very well monitored and I think there should be fishing limits as it would be sad to see any species fished into extinction.’ Rock and chips is a life-long love for Beryl Reid, 65, a retired college lecturer — yet she, too, had no idea of its true identity. ‘I used to have rock and chips as a child as my grandmother ran a fish and chip shop,’ she said. ‘It was sweeter than cod so she would give it to the little ones. We used to have fish and chips almost every day growing up — but I don’t like the idea I could be eating shark.’ And it wasn’t just customers we spoke to who were confused. Mark Marriott, proprietor of Marriott’s, said: ‘Rock salmon is actually an eel. You can catch it off Southend pier just over there. This is the first time I’ve heard of it being described as a shark — it’s not a shark. It’s one of our top sellers behind cod. ‘Personally, I like it without the batter but covered in lemon juice.’ Joe Johal, owner of nearby Bailey’s Fry Inn, was equally adamant that rock was not a shark.

‘Rock has quite a few names — dogfish because it has a face like a dog, rock eel, rock salmon, huss. Experts believed many customers who tuck into rock salmon are unaware they are actually eating a type of shark (file picture, posed by model) ‘People order it with a different name depending on where they come from in the country but it is essentially the same thing — and I don’t think it’s a shark. It has always been described as rock when we buy it — it’s like a little fish.’ When assured that it was, as a matter of scientific fact, shark, he said: ‘When I order it I always call it rock — we don’t ask for shark. I have a lady here who has worked with us for 20 years and she never knew it was shark either. I’ll have to investigate — we would never deliberately mislead a customer.’ Andrew Cook, of the National Federation Of Fish Fryers, says it goes to great lengths to educate chip shop owners about the fish they sell, but demurred at the idea that the Federation instruct members to change the name of rock salmon to shark on menus.

‘We provide lots of resources so that chip shop owners can do research on the fish they’re buying and make sure it comes from a sustainable source,’ he said. ‘We promote sustainable fishing wherever possible. Unfortunately, not everyone does their research and, frankly, we can’t make them.’ So how, in 2014, can businesses deliberately mislabel a product and get away with it? At the Trading Standards Institute, Sylvia Rook says: ‘When a shop sells fish and chips, they can legally describe the fish simply as “fish”, or they can describe the fish with its type or species. Whilst huss and rock salmon are types of shark — and there are more than 440 different types of shark — it is quite legal to use these names to describe them, provided, of course, that the dish is made from that type of fish.’ The Trading Standards Institute also refer to a document produced by Defra called Commercial Designations Of Fish.

It is a long list of fish and their commercially legal names, and lists a number of shark varieties that may be sold as: ‘Dogfish or flake or huss or rigg or rock eel or rock salmon.’ So the public is fooled because a government department endorses these confusing names. Defra is unconcerned. It responds: ‘Huss, dogfish, rock eel, rigg, flake and rock salmon are all common names for certain species of shark. These names are accepted for commercial use. Whilst some of the names may not be well known to consumers, that does not make the descriptions false or misleading, provided the names are correct for the type of fish being sold.’ Yet if the bodies that might be expected to protect the public —and the sharks — are unperturbed by the deception, it is clear from our investigation that the public is not. And for anyone wondering why so many shark offcuts were found on the Isle of Wight, you only need look inside your fish and chip wrapper. Total Angler — Sea Fish British Sea Fish Species Here's a full listing of some of the most commonly caught sea fish in Britain.

Click on the sea fish species to find information about when, where and how to catch them, their identification and what tackle and bait to use. Bass. This is perhaps the most prized fish sought by sea anglers. The average bass caught off the British Isles will be around the 2-3lb mark, but it is possible – with Lady Luck on your side – to smash the 10lb barrier. Black Bream. The Black Sea Bream can be found throughout the coastline of Britain and Ireland. The Scottish coast is about as far as the black sea bream travels. It is most common in the southern counties of England, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands. The usual size of an adult Black Sea Bream is around 25 to 35cm, but specimens have been recorded at 50cm long. Bull Huss. The Bull Huss is a member of the Shark family. Its other names are Nursehound, Huss, Rock Salmon, Greater Spotted Dogfish and Larger Spotted Dogfish. They are mainly nocturnal species – during the day they tend to lay ‘asleep’ on the sea bed if the water clarity is good.

However, they can be caught in the Bristol channel during daylight particularly where the water is coloured. Cod. The Cod is one of Britain’s most sought-after sea fish, especially throughout the autumn and winter months. As we all know, it makes for great eating, whether filleted and battered, or baked into a pie, it’s really delicious. Cod caught from the British shores varies by location and season. The average size of Cod is difficult to predict, this said, a Cod in excess of 10lb from the shore is a good fish. Conger Eel. There is no mistaking the Conger Eel, which is famous for living within the wrecks of old ships, boats and also taking up residence within the nooks and crannies of the rocky shorelines of the UK during warmer months. They can be found all around the British Isles and Ireland and can turn up almost anywhere. Conger Eels are one of the very few fish that can swim backwards. Dab. The Dab is one of Britain and Ireland’s commonest flatfish. It is particularly commonplace in the North Sea. It thrives over sandy bottoms or fine shingle sea beds.

Most Dabs measure around 20cm on average, but some individuals to 40cm-plus have been found. A Dab of over 1lb in weight is a very good Dab from the shore in the UK. Dogfish. Dogfish can be encountered in very shallow water, deep water, rocky sea beds, sandy sea beds, in fact, Dogfish can turn up almost anywhere. They are bottom feeders and eat a lot of molluscs, crustaceans and small fish such as Sand Eels. Click here for more information Mackerel. Late March see’s the arrival of mackerel to our shorelines, although not plentiful early in the season, the arrival sends anglers into frenzy. Fish numbers build as the summer goes by and large quantities of Mackerel can be seen smashing baitfish during the barmy summer evenings. Pound for pound Mackerel are one of the UK's hardest fighting fish. Plaice. Plaice are welcomed by anglers across the UK in February and March, this red spotted flatfish signals the arrival of the first summer species and the long, dark winter. Pouting. Pouting are found in numbers along the south and southwest coast of England and Wales.

Plentiful in numbers they can be caught all year round. Usually grows to 30 cm (12 inches) or less. Smooth Hound. The Smooth Hound is a member of the Shark family. It has all the distinguishing features of a Shark. You will find Smooth Hounds all around the coast of Britain and Ireland, but they are quite rare in the upper regions of Scotland. Unlike other species of the Shark family found in the UK like the Bull Huss and Dogfish, Smooth Hounds have a great turn of speed when hooked and provide great fun for the angler. Sole. Sole is a group of flatfish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name sole is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as well as members of the Flounder family. Distinctive in shape, it looks similar to a sole of a shoe, hence the name. Thornback Ray. This fantastic-looking fish has a typical diamond shaped body with long tail. They have been caught measuring 1m, but the general maximum size is around the 75cm mark.

They are common all around the British Isles and Ireland, living over muddy, sandy and gravelly bottoms. Luckily for us anglers, Thornback Rays tend to prefer quite shallow water making them accessible to catch. Tope. The Tope is a member of the Shark family. It can be found all around the coastline of the British Isles and Ireland. They live close to the bottom, preferring sand or gravel, but they will move into mid-water to feed. Much sought after by anglers across the country, they are within the top three fisghting fish to be caught from the shores of the UK. Whiting. A member of the Cod family the Whiting could be described as the poorer relative, only growing to a portion of the sized reached by Cod and general food for predator species of the sea. Whiting rarely grow above 2lb (0.9kg) caught from the shore. Wrasse (Ballan). Of the five Wrasse species, the Ballan Wrasse is the largest – a specimen adult Wrasse will reach around 50-60cm in length, but they are generally around the 40cm mark. It is quite a common sea fish that prefers rocky or kelp-covered coastlines.

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Question: 'Rock Salmon' or 'Dogfish' is a member of which family of fish?
Answer: SHARK